Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Health Care Updates

• Adolescent Growth Plate Injuries Related to Overuse

• O&P Business News, September 1, 2009
• Early diagnosis and immobilization of growth plate injuries is key to putting an adolescent athlete back in the game, according to a recent study...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Grants Available to Help Insure More Children

• O&P Business News, August 1, 2009
• Kathleen Sebelius, the Department of Health and Human Services secretary, announced the availability of up to $40 million in grants to help reach families...More »

• Cover Story

• ‘But How Come?’ Addressing Child Curiosity

• O&P Business News, May 15, 2009
• Human beings have a natural reaction to feel curious about things they do not know. Children — before learning society’s rules about being polite and...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Sustained Physical Activity Better for Preventing Obesity in Kids

• O&P Business News, May 15, 2009
• Several bursts of exercise that last 5 minutes or more might be better for preventing childhood obesity than are intermittent physical activity sessions...More »

• Pediatrics

• Support for Parents

• O&P Business News, May 15, 2009
• Many define the action of birthing a child with a limb deficiency as a loss. To parents in this situation, perhaps this definition is fitting – for a...More »

• Pediatrics

• Demanding Precision

• O&P Business News, May 15, 2009
• Limb-deficient children must feel comfortable and functional in their prosthesis if it is expected to be worn continually.
  An uncomfortable prosthesis...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Even Young People are Vulnerable to Stroke

• O&P Business News, May 15, 2009
• Contrary to conventional thinking, it’s not just senior citizens who suffer strokes. One-third of the estimated 780,000 Americans who have strokes each...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Study Finds Incorrect Shoe Size Puts Children at Risk

• O&P Business News, May 15, 2009
• Many young children are wearing shoes that are too small, according to a study presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Vitamin D Deficiency in Teens

• O&P Business News, April 1, 2009
• One in seven American adolescents is vitamin D deficient, according to a new study by researchers in the department of public health at Weill Cornell...More »

• Young Athletes Most at Risk of Knee Injuries Reap Big Benefit from Warm-Up Exercises

• O&P Business News, April 1, 2009
• For athletes, particularly school-aged athletes, the choice between months on crutches and a season on the sidelines, versus taking 10 minutes to do a...More »

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